ANSWERS 1) Plea baragins do not have a limit. If your prosecutor allows it, you can get a plea bargain in every case.
2) No, plea bargains do not have different degrees, only different types. The type of plea bargain that is to be reached depends on the trial. The types of plea bargains are charge bargains and sentence bargains. To read more about the types of plea bargains, go to my research page
3) The plea bargain you are refering to is a charge bargain. A charge bargain only allows you to plead guilty to a lesser charge on to only some of the charges filed against you. Also, if all the charges were dissmised than there would be no need for a plea bargain, because there would be no charges for you to plead guilty to.
4) Plea baragins are initiated for one main reason, to resolve cases before they go to trial. If every case in the justice system went to trial, then the courts would be overloaded. With a plea bargain, cases can be easily soved without going to trial.
5) The people who can propose the use of a plea bargian are the the people involved in the the case, such as the prosecuter, the defendant's lawyer, the defendant, or the judge.
ANSWERS
1) Plea baragins do not have a limit. If your prosecutor allows it, you can get a plea bargain in every case.
2) No, plea bargains do not have different degrees, only different types. The type of plea bargain that is to be reached depends on the trial. The types of plea bargains are charge bargains and sentence bargains. To read more about the types of plea bargains, go to my research page
3) The plea bargain you are refering to is a charge bargain. A charge bargain only allows you to plead guilty to a lesser charge on to only some of the charges filed against you. Also, if all the charges were dissmised than there would be no need for a plea bargain, because there would be no charges for you to plead guilty to.
4) Plea baragins are initiated for one main reason, to resolve cases before they go to trial. If every case in the justice system went to trial, then the courts would be overloaded. With a plea bargain, cases can be easily soved without going to trial.
5) The people who can propose the use of a plea bargian are the the people involved in the the case, such as the prosecuter, the defendant's lawyer, the defendant, or the judge.
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